Sidetracked

Yesterday Eric and I set out on the town with a plan: we were going to go check out the New York Public Library, and then go to Bryant Park for shopping at another of those adorable holiday markets and possibly some ice skating. But...on our way there, we got so sidetracked by other things that we never even made it!

We started out towards Radio City Music Hall, and stopped to take pictures of some of the Christmas decorations along the way. I have to say, New York is just magical at Christmas. I am sincerely enjoying the holiday season here this year. Everything is decorated, and it's so beautiful. It makes walking around in the cold totally worth it!

Christmas trees for sale on the side of the street. These little stands are all over the place. Generally, the trees seem to be pretty small - NY apartment-sized, I suppose!

Giant Christmas ornaments in a fountain, with Radio City in the background

Daytime shot of Radio City Music Hall (look at the crowds lined up to see the Christmas Spectacular matinee show!)

I loved this snowman window display at J Crew. Look at their cute little faces!

From there we went over to Rockefeller Center to see if we could get some good pics of the tree. HOLY CROWDS. It was jam-packed. We snapped a couple of pics, but we're going to try again another day to see if we can get some better ones. Maybe it will be less crowded during the week (fingers crossed!). I'd like some night shots, as well.

The Tree!

We then made our way down Fifth Avenue, and then cut over to Grand Central Station. They do a light show set to music in the main terminal every half hour, but we walked in at the tail end of it. We'll have to go back and catch the whole thing one of these days. They also had a little area set up with shops for the holidays, once again with a lot of handmade things. We saw a few glass ornaments we liked, but didn't make any purchases.

Looking down 47th Street from 5th Avenue at the Diamond District. I love their diamond-themed Christmas decor!

Inside Grand Central Station

After we left Grand Central, we finally made our way to the Library...only to find that we had spent too much time being sidetracked, and the Library was closed! So, we missed our chance. And by this point, we were both feeling too tired from meandering all about town for holiday shopping and ice skating at Bryant Park. So, we decided to just call it a night! We'll have to try again for the Library and Bryant Park next weekend.

In other news...the Gators are OFFICIALLY going to the National Championship game! Go Gators!